but in boston, the mayor says the situation could have been much worse. >> i'm happy to report the city so far has weathered the storm well. no major power outages. no severe flooding. we still have a little way to go to get to the rest of the storm. >> this is the scene at boston's logan airport today. snow plows, working around the clock. if the snow plows won't or can't come, some residents are taking patters into their own hands, shoveling the snow themselves to find their cars again. >> i hope this is my car. how long have you been at it? >> about an hour. >> about an hour. looks like you've made headway here. how much longer do you think you have to go? >> at least two more. >> across the region, driving is treacherous. if you don't have to venture out, officials say please don't. as for the airports, they too are struggling to recover from closures and delays over the past 24 hours. more than 5,000 flights had to be canceled due to this walloping blizzard. so here's the problem. once we get past the emergency, once the plows can get out and the utilities can get back out and get